China - Population in largest city
Population in largest city
The value for Population in largest city in China was 23,740,780 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 55 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 23,740,780 in 2015 and a minimum value of 5,470,600 in 1977.
Definition: Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.
Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 6,819,634 |
| 1961 | 6,718,379 |
| 1962 | 6,618,492 |
| 1963 | 6,520,089 |
| 1964 | 6,423,017 |
| 1965 | 6,428,131 |
| 1966 | 6,385,767 |
| 1967 | 6,296,598 |
| 1968 | 6,208,554 |
| 1969 | 6,121,978 |
| 1970 | 6,036,492 |
| 1971 | 5,952,201 |
| 1972 | 5,868,972 |
| 1973 | 5,787,132 |
| 1974 | 5,706,322 |
| 1975 | 5,626,640 |
| 1976 | 5,547,964 |
| 1977 | 5,470,600 |
| 1978 | 5,630,964 |
| 1979 | 5,796,030 |
| 1980 | 5,966,171 |
| 1981 | 6,140,818 |
| 1982 | 6,320,829 |
| 1983 | 6,491,492 |
| 1984 | 6,667,007 |
| 1985 | 6,846,765 |
| 1986 | 7,031,628 |
| 1987 | 7,221,482 |
| 1988 | 7,416,734 |
| 1989 | 7,616,707 |
| 1990 | 7,823,028 |
| 1991 | 8,289,327 |
| 1992 | 8,784,122 |
| 1993 | 9,306,966 |
| 1994 | 9,861,717 |
| 1995 | 10,449,540 |
| 1996 | 11,073,270 |
| 1997 | 11,732,370 |
| 1998 | 12,431,690 |
| 1999 | 13,172,700 |
| 2000 | 13,958,980 |
| 2001 | 14,567,280 |
| 2002 | 15,087,760 |
| 2003 | 15,626,830 |
| 2004 | 16,185,950 |
| 2005 | 16,763,460 |
| 2006 | 17,362,400 |
| 2007 | 17,982,750 |
| 2008 | 18,626,160 |
| 2009 | 19,290,730 |
| 2010 | 19,979,980 |
| 2011 | 20,693,850 |
| 2012 | 21,434,260 |
| 2013 | 22,199,020 |
| 2014 | 22,991,070 |
| 2015 | 23,740,780 |
Population in the largest city (% of urban population)
Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in China was 3.11 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 6.31 in 1960, while its lowest value was 2.61 in 1990.
Definition: Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.
Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.31 |
| 1961 | 6.09 |
| 1962 | 5.77 |
| 1963 | 5.38 |
| 1964 | 5.03 |
| 1965 | 4.97 |
| 1966 | 4.85 |
| 1967 | 4.69 |
| 1968 | 4.54 |
| 1969 | 4.39 |
| 1970 | 4.24 |
| 1971 | 4.09 |
| 1972 | 3.96 |
| 1973 | 3.82 |
| 1974 | 3.67 |
| 1975 | 3.53 |
| 1976 | 3.41 |
| 1977 | 3.31 |
| 1978 | 3.29 |
| 1979 | 3.21 |
| 1980 | 3.14 |
| 1981 | 3.07 |
| 1982 | 3.00 |
| 1983 | 2.94 |
| 1984 | 2.90 |
| 1985 | 2.85 |
| 1986 | 2.80 |
| 1987 | 2.75 |
| 1988 | 2.70 |
| 1989 | 2.65 |
| 1990 | 2.61 |
| 1991 | 2.64 |
| 1992 | 2.67 |
| 1993 | 2.71 |
| 1994 | 2.76 |
| 1995 | 2.80 |
| 1996 | 2.85 |
| 1997 | 2.90 |
| 1998 | 2.96 |
| 1999 | 3.02 |
| 2000 | 3.08 |
| 2001 | 3.09 |
| 2002 | 3.07 |
| 2003 | 3.05 |
| 2004 | 3.04 |
| 2005 | 3.02 |
| 2006 | 3.02 |
| 2007 | 3.02 |
| 2008 | 3.02 |
| 2009 | 3.03 |
| 2010 | 3.03 |
| 2011 | 3.04 |
| 2012 | 3.06 |
| 2013 | 3.08 |
| 2014 | 3.10 |
| 2015 | 3.11 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
